The stories that inspired Grant Morrison's Batman R.I.P. were collected as a semi-related tie-in to his tour de force run on Batman and its related books. Grant Morrison would not actually pen any stories in this book. It is strictly reprints of classic stories.
This collection reprints the following comic book stories:
Batman #65 (A Partner For Batman! from June, 1951)
Batman #86 ("Batman - Indian Chief" from September, 1954)
Detective Comics #215 (The Batmen of All Nations from January, 1955)
World's Finest #89 (The Club of Heroes from July, 1957)
Detective Comics #235 (The First Batman from September, 1956)
Detective Comics #247 ("The Man Who Ended Batman's Career" from September, 1957)
Batman #112 (Am I Really Batman? from December, 1957)
Batman #113 (Batman - The Superman of Planet X from February, 1958)
Detective Comics #267 (Batman Meets Bat-Mite from May, 1959)
Batman #134 (The Rainbow Creature from September, 1960)
Batman #156 (Robin Dies at Dawn from June, 1963)
Batman #162 ("The Batman Creature" from March, 1964)
